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Meta to Open First Retail Store Including Dedicated Quest 2 Demo Area

Meta announced today plans to open its first ever retail store to give customers a chance to check out the company's hardware in person. The store will include a dedicated Quest 2 demo area and send participants home with...
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Mixed Reality Arena Shooter ‘Spatial Ops’ Launches on Quest Next Month

Resolution Games announced that Spatial Ops, the studio's multiplayer mixed reality shooter currently in beta, is heading for full launch on Quest next month. Update (October 14th, 2024): Spatial Ops is now headed for full launch on Quest 2/3/Pro on...

Hands-on: ‘Rick and Morty Simulator’ on HTC Vive

I recently got the chance to go hands-on with Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality on the HTC Vive from Adult Swim and Owlchemy Labs. The first thing I noticed about the game is that seeing 2D characters in 3D...

Update: ‘Korix’ Claims to be First PSVR Title to Run Natively at 120Hz, Launching March 28th

Korix a visually-minimalist VR RTS headed to PlayStation VR claiming to be the first title to run natively at 120Hz on the headset. Update (3/21/17, 11:05AM PT): The official PlayStation Blog confirms Korix will be released on March 28th with and...
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WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – January #4

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. Who needs to go Scuba Diving when you've got VR? Dive into...

Unity and Unreal Engine Now Both Support HTC Vive Development

The industry's two largest game engines, Unity and Unreal Engine, are now both officially supported by SteamVR, Valve's full-featured 'room-scale' VR experience. The integration of the two game engines will allow developers to immediately begin developing for HTC Vive. Unity and Unreal Engine now both...

‘Killing Floor: Incursion’ Launches on Steam Today for HTC Vive After Minor Delay

Killing Floor: Incursion (2017), Tripwire Interactive's latest entry into the zombie-splattering co-op shooter genre, was supposed to arrive on SteamVR-compatible headsets last week. It's available on Steam starting today for $40. Update (11/14/17): Even though it launches today, it appears the...

‘Siegecraft Commander’ Review

Trebuchet, or not to trebuchet? There really is no question when it comes to Siegecraft Commander, a tabletop strategy game that combines traditional real-time strategy (RTS) elements with a unique base-building mechanic that's designed to significantly change the way you...

Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses Are About to Get Smarter with Object Recognition Beta

Ray-Ban and Meta's second-generation smartglasses are slated to get a lot smarter starting this week, as the company launched an opt-in beta in the US that will hook in the device's camera into AI-powered object recognition, powered in part...

‘Battlezone’ Launches on Steam and Oculus Store

Battlezone (2016), the low-poly, high-action reboot of the classic Atari game, launched as a timed exclusive with PlayStation VR when it hit shelves in October of last year. Today owners of HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and OSVR can now strap into the cockpit...

‘Ghosts of Tabor’ Studio’s Next Shooter ‘Silent North’ Launches into Early Access in March

Ghosts of Tabor studio Combat Waffle is nearing launch of Silent North, the studio’s next VR shooter that promises plenty of multiplayer zombie survival action, with Quest and Steam early access launches planned for sometime in March. Published by Beyond Frames Entertainment, Silent...

Zuckerberg Warns Shareholders: Metaverse Investments May Not Flourish Until 2030s

Today during Meta's Q1 2022 earnings call CEO Mark Zuckerberg told shareholders that they should buckle up for the long haul because the company's steep investments in XR and metaverse technologies aren't expected to flourish until the next decade. Today...

HTC Vive Review: A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space

We go hands on with Valve and HTC’s new room-scale virtual reality system the Vive and discover that with incredible VR experiences come great real estate requirements. We’ve been reporting on virtual reality since 2011 here at Road to VR, and it’s...

Tundra Tracker Bundles Sold Out in Just 3 Minutes

Tundra Tracker, a SteamVR Tracking puck born out of a successful Kickstarter last year, was sold to the general public for the first time yesterday, March 10th. Tundra Labs says that all available stock was sold out in only...

Google Responds to Developer Concerns About Long-term Commitment to Android XR

Google's announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of concern about Google's long-term commitment to the platform. The company has a storied history of launching new products and platforms,...
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